Michael Jackson’s iconic white glove sells for over 85,000 pounds at auction

Pop icon Michael Jackson’s famous white-glove has sold for more than 85,000 pounds at an auction in Texas. The singer wore the crystal-studded glove many times on stage and in music videos of his popular songs including “Billie Jeanâ€Â. The piece was also a part of Jackson’s stage-wear during the Bad Tour (1987-1989).

According to The Sun, the anonymous buyer received a letter confirming the piece was donated to UNICEF in 1998, alongside an envelope from the MJJ production company founded by Jackson. “I felt one glove was cool. Wearing two seemed so ordinary,â€Â Jackson had said about the glove.

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Michael Jackson – the greatest artist in the world! Thriller was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records on February 7, 1984.

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